On July 8th, local time, the 2024 Wimbledon Championships concluded its eighth day of main draw action with all quarterfinal spots in both men’s and women’s singles filled. China’s last remaining player, Wang Xinyu, lost to the 21st seed Elina Svitolina by a score of 2-6, 1-6, failing to advance to the quarterfinals.
Wang Xinyu
In the men’s singles, second-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated the 15th seed Holger Rune, reaching the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year. He will face the ninth seed Alex de Minaur for a spot in the semifinals. The tournament’s fourth seed Alexander Zverev lost after winning the first two sets against the 13th seed Taylor Fritz, who will now play the 25th seed Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic
Alex de Minaur
Taylor Fritz
Jannik Sinner
In the women’s singles, former champion and fourth seed Elena Rybakina received a walkover from Anastasia Potapova due to retirement, advancing to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third consecutive year. Her opponent in the quarterfinals will be Elina Svitolina, who eliminated Wang Xinyu. The 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko cruised past Veronika Kudermetova, who had upset the world No.1 in the previous round, and will now face the 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova, who defeated the 11th seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets in the fourth round.
Elena Rybakina
Jelena Ostapenko
Barbora Krejcikova
Results from Wimbledon Day Eight 2024:
(Text, Results: Dato)
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